Compared with the local labor market
Principal Attorney I pay vs. New York
Across all employers in New York, the median wage for Lawyers — about 91,870 people — is $207,860. Power Authority of the State of New York pays a median base salary of $181,420 for this role, 13% below that figure — about the 42nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Power Authority of the State of New York sits in the local pay range
$85,200
$127,580
$207,860
$322,120
$391,420
Power Authority of the State of New York median · $181,420
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in New York, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Power Authority of the State of New York’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Power Authority of the State of New York’s median base salary is 14% above that national figure, about the 59th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
Power Authority of the State of New York median · $181,420
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Power Authority of the State of New York is $185,078, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.